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    Tamils in Sri Lanka: Victims of Genocide or Politicide? The civil war in Sri Lanka went on for almost thirty years, and has been a huge human rights debate since it began because of the awful things committed by both sides, and after so many unnecessary deaths, finally ended in 2009 when the Sri Lankan government overwhelmed the rebels. It involved the Sinhalese community, who are the majority community in the country, and the armed insurrection of Tamils, who referred to themselves officially…

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    Golden Age Of Aviation

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    distance flights that made aviation history were pioneered. Military aviation however, was still foremost with warfare an importance for aviation development. Military aviation development in aircraft would slowly phase into civil aviation, with the jet engine being developed during this era. It was not however till the end of WW2 where commercial aviation really began to operate from the ex military WW2 bomber aircraft such as the Lancaster. (Guilmartin, 2016) These WW2 bomber aircraft had the…

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    It could be a commercial airliner, which requires long rang and great fuel efficiency for transport of passengers or cargo. A fighter jet usually for the army (air force), to perform high speed maneuvers and also used to support troops on the ground. An amphibious airplane can operate on land as well as on water. After clarifying…

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    Pg.1 Is airplane an angel or a devil? Since the day the Wright brothers made the very first flight in 1903, the world had never been the same. The creation of airplanes has ever changed the way people had been living before. When asked to go on a vacation right now, we atomically think of going on an air travel while almost none of us will even think of going by ship. In wars, the military prioritize conquering the sky rather than taking down all the enemy’s properties. Most…

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    Case Study Rolls Royce

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    Case Analysis Paper Q1. Consider where you would situate the Rolls Royce operation on the Hayes and Wheelwright model of operations contribution in the 1960’s and now – discuss the difference? The Rolls Royce Company’s transition from 1960’s to current situation has change a lot in their business strategy. The Rolls Royce current scenario shows an image of company who is not only a market leader in using new and advanced high level technology but also very futuristic in handling global…

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    The DC-10 is jet airliner manufactured by McDonnel Douglas. It featured an unusual three-engine design, with two turbofan engines mounting on the underwing pylons and the third at the base of the vertical stabilizer. Also unusual is the DC-10’s outwardly opening cargo door. Most planes have their cargo doors swinging inwardly to utilize the pressure difference between the thin atmospheric air at altitude and the pressurized fuselage to keep the cargo door solidly in place. However, McDonnel…

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    September 11th, 8:45 a.m.: A large hijacked airliner, Flight 11, crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it on fire. 9:03 a.m.: A second plane, Flight 175, a passenger jet, crashes into the South World Trade Center tower and explodes. Both buildings are burning, creating alarm throughout the entire world. 9:30 a.m.: George Bush, speaks in Florida, he explains that the USA has endured an "apparent terrorist attack." 9:43 a.m.: An…

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    9/11 Compare And Contrast

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    On September 11th, 2001, 19 members of the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda high jacked four airliners and executed suicide attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the pentagon in DC, and the last one was in a field in Somerset County in Pennsylvania. I am going to give a review on the two planes that hit the Twin Towers in New York City. At 8:45 am on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 was high jacked midflight and went on to crash into the north tower of the…

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    Throughout time in History there have been major obstacles and setbacks in the development our country to expand our economy, and wealth to our greatest potential. However, we have met some complications from some other countries, and a strong opposing force or a terrorist organization whose goal was to weaken our economy and stop the Great Country of America. A major attempt at this took over half a century ago in the state of Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, which was bombed from Japanese fighter…

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    of Iran was forced to leave office and the country. Iran held 52 hostages and finally freed them after 444 days. In 1988 a U.S. warship shot down an Iran commercial plane killing all 290 passengers on board, as the plane was mistaken for a fighter jet (BBC.com, 2014). There is still a lot of tensions between to the two governments of Iran and the United States. The deal is projected to be the largest deal with Iran by a U.S. firm since the sanctions were…

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